Road-cart.



G. GBRSTENSLAGBR.

ROAD CART.

APPLICATION FILED mimo, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

THE AORRIS PETERS Cov. PHOTU'Ll/m WASHING roN. n l

GEORGE Guns'rmvsnnnn, oF woos'rnm oHro.

Appncatio 'ined 'February 20,1913.` seriaiNo. 749,722.

f 'sperciiilcyatidnof Lettr Iratnt. PatentedSept. 15, 1914.

To all whom it may concern f L Bel it known that I, GEORGE GERSTEN SLAGER, a citizen of theUnited-States, residing at 'NVoosten inthe countyof Wayne' and State of Ohio, have invented anew and use-l ful Road-Cart, of which the following is a specification f gf ylVIyinvention relates to improvements in road,- carts, andparticularly to such `,as are used for driving and horse-training pu'r-` poses. y l

Itsfobject is to provide means for increasing the carrying capacityzof such cartsand improve` their utility for horse training purposes. y.

It consists, primarily, of a` novelplatform or basket attachment, suspended `from the rear of the cart,and`means for reinforcing the supporting members of the cart adapted` to the purpose,and ymeans for'detachably` securing said platform thereto-all as hereinafterfully set forth, and stated in the apn pendedclaims'., ,I l f My invention is illustrated lby ythe accom panying drawings, in whichsimil'ar letters and figures of reference indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings,1Figure lis a view in perspective of a cart embodying my i invention, one wheel thereof being removed for better illustration of the parts referred to. Fig. 2 is a view of my detachable platform removed from the cart. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the connecting or coupling means Iv use to secure the platform to the cart. Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of my spring-bars in connection with the thill and cross-bar, detached. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of Fig. 4 on the line XY thereof, the thill and spring-bar being shown in cross section thereof. n

Its construction and operation will now be set forth in connection with the letters and figures of the drawing.

Referring thereto, B shows one of the wheels and C the thills mounted on the axle, and D the seat of the cart, and E its body and front platform, all of which are quite similar to thosein carts heretofore used.

1 is one of la pair of spring-bars on which the seat D is mounted; its forward end is securedunderneath the thill C by a clip 1a, and the rear end thereof engages the outer edge of the seat D by a hook 16, as shown in Fig. 1;

The seat D is supported uponthe outer vends of said pair of springbars,-1n the usual well knowniway, and theplatform is Ideta'chably secured` to and suspended from saidfseat ,and front/platform, as hereinafter described?` .To 'provide supporting .means for this unusual stress upon said spring-bars I reinforce the connection between the thills C andthe crossvbar 2 at the `fulcrum point n ofthe spring-bar 1, asillustrated in Fig. 4:. For this purpose I connect the `cross bar 2 tothe thills C, respectively, without the use of mortisesas heretoforei .which weaken `the supporting'strength of `the thills, the ends of said cross-bar` being abutted: againstthe" f *sides yof the thills respectively,'with` a -pro jecting` portion .over-lapping the same, as

.shown in Fig. 5. To furthen` strengthen this connection `for the'` purpose aforesaid, ai

metal strap 3 overlaps-the extended end of said crossrbar 2 and securesit to the thillby extendingxjover andy .around the `outsider thereof, and downwardly soas to engage an extension from an underl clip llby its thread ed end `and nut-'3a. thereon. `Said'under clip is made .of onepliece ofastrapfmetal bentand fitted to lie snug'against said spring-bar` asa fulcrum therefor andengagingv three'sides thereof; from vthence it ,extendsuinwardly and upwardly through a metal plate 13 lying horizontally above the `spring-bar and underneath said thill, and passes through l the cross-bar 2 so as to engage the inner y end of said strapk 3, and be secured thereto by the nut ta, as shown inF ig. 5. The outer ends of the cross-bar 2 may be further secured by means of a threaded bolt 14: driven through the strap 3 and diagonally into `the thill as shown. Said seat supporting and reinforcing means are, .by a division, reserved for a separate application.

The detachable platform or basket P is preferably made up` of a series of slats secured parallel to each other upon a pair of metal straps, bent for the purpose substantiallyy as shown in Fig. 2. Their front or inner portions 7 7 are extended upwardly and terminate in hooks, each of which is adapted to engage a corresponding clip 9 attached to the frontl platform E at a point near the axle ofthecart, and at the bends vof the frontfplatform supporting members d-d respectively; said hooks engage` the clips 9 in such a manner as to secure said rear plati form thereto when the o-uter portion thereof y is in elevated position, and are detachable therefrom when said outer end is lowered. The youter portions 6 6 of said straps are bent upwardly and inwardly, each terminatl'.

ing with a hook 10 adapted tov engage a corresponding clip 17 under the seat Dat' the outer ends of said spring-bars 1 1; saidk hooks are detachably secured in said clips 17, respectively, 'by means of a springlever 5 whichis fastened at one end underneath lthe seat D and extends'outwardly through said clip and bears upon the adjacent hook l10'infsuch amanner `as lto prevent its escape from ysaid .clip yexceptloyI4 lifting said spring v lever whichextends outwardly to 'provi-de vaj handle therefor,as shown infFig. 3.] i' 1 f The connectingk mechanism for'therea'r platform 4is suchthatv when the inner ends of the straps/7 are :introduced into the Aclips 9 when the :platform is lowered at lits outerl end, theyr become secured therein by theelevat-ion ofthe same to norm-al position shown inl*1 ig. .11.; and the `'outerends of saidy straps 6 are then entered `into "the clips 17:, respec# tively, and.arewthereinfsecured and held inf position'b'y the .pressure of said spring-lever -uponfthe hooks 10,'as aforesaid, thereby making the entire platform P reasily. detach# at the vrearof thecart. i

The several parts may., ofcourse be modified Within `the scopeof myv invention.

, Having thus l'fully described my invention, whatl` 'c1aim}is-" v f r lf 1. Inmah'orse:cart-I in Vcombination with,

mumble rail? platrerm having' apar fupy porting armslat yeach end thereof; hooks on said arms, respectively; apair of clips adapted to detachably secure'the hooks of fone ypair of said supporting arms to Said frontplatform, a pair of clips adapted to detachably secure thel hooks of the other pair ofsaid supporting arms tov said seat,

andy means fordisengaging said hooks from said clips, substantially'as set forth.

2.vk In 'ahor'se cart, in combination Vwith the seat :and the' lfront lplat'form thereof, a dew tachable rear'platform having'a ipairoffupl ward'ly extended "arms at eachren'd "thereof, hooks fon' saidarms, respectively; a pair'of.

clips secured to-said front platformy andw adapted-[to admit a corresponding pairof hooksv projected from thelinner end` of sai'd` rear platform when the latter lis lowered outwardly, and to secure said` hooks in said clipsf'when elevated outwardly; al pair v"of clips-secured to said-seat and yadapted to ad-L+ mit a-co'rresponding pairofhooks proj ect-ed from the outer end of said rear platform when the llatter is elevated to normal position; anda :manually operable spring lever extended through said seatuclips, respectively, to engage 'said hooks therein, sub

stantially v as set forthand for the purpose In witness whereof, I hereunto--set my hand this Sth day ofJanuary, AnD. 1913. f f GEORGE .'GERSTENSLAGER. In presence=of^-f.. J. E APP-LEBUGH, HIRAM B. 4SWARTZ.

AG'opier. of thliile'tent maybe: obtained'l'f'rive cents each, byadressing the' Commissioner vof Patents 'u 'l y' -Washngtdn,D.-C. v 1 

